Just had some pictures done and decided to put them on the blog. Overall, it went well. As usual, we were able to get plenty of smiles out of our littlest guy, but we could not always control the distraction that the lights were creating for him. Treven and Ady did great for the most part, as long as they were not too focused on their little brother. It took only a couple of minutes and we got some great pictures of the kids to hang on the wall! Ady looks beautiful, we are so grateful that Treven actually has hair, and you can see all six of Jonah’s little teeth in a couple of the pictures.
Treven and Ady were baptized Saturday February 4, 2012. It was a great day. We had so many family members, friends, and ward members there to support them. They were given special journals and towels by the Primary. The towels have their name and baptismal date sewn into them. Ady got out her journal that night and wrote all the guests that were there, and then wrote “guests there from Heaven: Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, Holy Ghost, Grandma” with big hearts next to each one. She then drew and wrote on two pages dedicated to Grandpa (my Dad) about all that he said and how much she loves him. They both reflected on everything that was said, and they both are excited to take another step in the path back to our Heavenly Father. It is amazing to think that these are the same children that were once such tiny twins fighting for life. The same 3 & 4 pound babies that were tangled with tubes and lines for weeks in the hospital’s ICU are now big, healthy eight-year olds. I am proud of them and the decision they have made to follow our Savior and be baptized. I am so grateful that my Father in Heaven would entrust these two special spirits into our care. Treven and Ady are great, special kids and I love being their Dad. We love you Treven and Ady and are so proud of your righteous decision and desires to follow our Savior.
Treven participated in his first year of Jr. Jazz this year. His team was almost completely made-up of fellow ward members, and his coach was amazing. He had a lot of fun, learned a lot of skills, and cannot wait to participate next year. He is especially excited about his two free Utah Jazz tickets and his trophy.
We decided to borrow the gym at church for the kids’ birthday party this year. They had about 16 guests including some friends and cousins. They were completely spoiled with gifts. We had pizza, cake & ice cream. We played life-size battleship, musical chairs, frog detective, frisbee horseshoes, a little bit of basketball, and we even did the mentos/diet coke trick to make an enormous fountain of diet coke in the parking lot. The kids had a great time. We cannot believe that the kids are eight. We love them so much for the ways they try to be good kids and choose the right. They are the best of friends (most of the time) and are so sweet to their little brother. Happy Birthday Treven and Ady. We love you!
I know one day Jonah will be completely embarrassed by this photo. Especially when I show this to all of his girlfriends and point out his cute little bum. Do you think I’ll be able to use this as blackmail to get him to do his chores when he’s a teenager?!!
Mr. Jonah is six months old today! Here are a few things about my little boy:
Jonah, we love you so much and we know your Heavenly Father loves you. Mommy and daddy are so glad you’ve come to our family. We pray you will continue to be a happy, healthy boy. XOXO
Ady had a Christmas dance recital the other night. It was really fun to see. They did many different dances with many different outfits. It is fun to see how excited she is to participate in dance, especially after 6 years. All the girls did a great job. We are really proud of our little girl.
For Christmas my sister, Kim, gave me a subscription to FamilyFun magazine. There are so many cute ideas in the magazine that include recipes, activities, and crafts. One craft caught my attention and was something I thought I could do as it only required dowels and yarn. I mustered up any and all creativity possessed in my left brain and with only two burned fingers from the glue gun I completed a homemade bubble wand thingamabob. It has provided hours of fun this summer and fun pictures to boot.
Treven and the bubble wand.
Friends, Brooklyn and Landon, making some of their first bubbles.
I love this picture because you can’t really see me but you can see my huge preggo belly.
This activity is so much fun I brought it to our family reunion. Here is my little nephew, Mitch, trying to pop a bubble.
Jeff, my bro, had a lot of skill and finesse.
Thanks Kim for the magazine and our fun summer of bubbles!
As a family we decided that we should all drive to the very top of Little Cottonwood Canyon to check out the wildflower festival. The mass fields of wildflowers will probably take a couple more weeks due to the very cold, wet year we have had. Despite this, there were some beautiful, colorful flowers that will probably only exist for a short time. It was also amazing to see all the snow within feet of us on July 30th!
